Comments on: Book Review: Liberal Fascism

By: The relationship between progressivism and certain leadership styles | Managing Leadership

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:18:47 +0000

[...] and Jonah Goldberg. The first looks at “The Road to Serfdom” from the perspective of a manager. The second considers some of the parallels between Goldberg’s depiction of progressivism in [...]

By: Demagoguery and debate | Managing Leadership | Managing Leadership

Demagoguery and debate | Managing Leadership | Managing Leadership — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:03:51 +0000

[...] populace and using government to implement social change employed by him and Mussolini. (Please see this review of Jonah Goldberg’s “Liberal Fascism” for more on this angle, as well as this one of F.A. [...]

By: Jim Stroup

Jim Stroup — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:42:44 +0000

Cam,

I’m not worried: you are incorruptible.

I know you will enjoy the book – let me know what you think.

And I’m looking forward to your review of Sowell’s book. For some reason, I’ve never read him, although I’m sure I’d benefit from doing that. I’ll be very interested in hearing what you have to say.

Thanks!

By: Cam Beck

Cam Beck — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:28:25 +0000

I’ve been wondering about this book — tempted to buy it — and on the strength of your review, I now will.

I was particularly intrigued by your analysis of Lord Acton’s quote (my comments in parenthesis):

“Power corrupts (but whom does it corrupt? The powerful or the followers?). Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Are we so completely drawn to the cult of personality that we will forgive nearly *everything* as we watch in awe of our hero.

Powerful stuff, Jim. But I promise I won’t let it corrupt me.

On another note, I just bought Thomas Sowell’s Economic Facts and Fallacies. I’m sure I’ll have something to say about it soon enough.